Friday, March 17, 2017

bling on the holidays

this fortnight we've got one of my favorite challenges at ♥JINGLE BELLES♥: the kind that involves gems, jewels, beads, pearls, glitter, stickles or any similar items. in short, for "BLING ON THE HOLIDAYS" we want to see cards with a little (or a lot, lol!) of sparkle and shine! here's what i made:

i know, i know, this is really quiiiiiiite restrained in the laurniverse, isn't it? beacuse of course my first instinct was to pile on gems swirls and glitter diecuts and really go crazy! but then i found this little scrap of ancient prima paper with the dangly beads and snowflakes on it, and i thought how cool it would be to bling it up. and despite my efforts to add lots and lots... it turned out that the design was prettiest and most dramatic when i picked out just a few of the baubles, with some small faceted stars and tiny clear gems. go figure! could it be that i'm learning restraint in my middle aged years? naaaaaaaah! don't worry, i'm bound to make up for such understatement next week! :)

meanwhile stephanie has a gorgeous sparkly card that's bound to inspire you, so why not hop over to ♥JINGLE BELLES♥ and check it out right now, darlings?

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my name is lauren, and i'm a paperholic...i have more art supplies than any sensible person needs (but i'm NOT giving 'em back!)...i've been married to my lovely husband, jeff, for 20+ years...we have no kids or pets (no room, what with all the paper!)...my back has a mind of its own...i'm addicted to chapstick...i can be bribed with ice cream or a hot stone pedicure...the museum hasn't been built that i would not enjoy...my favorite form of punctuation is the ellipsis...i like making stuff...wanna be friends?